Sapporo Group

Management

Board of Directors

Hiroshi Tokimatsu President and Representative Director (Chairperson of the Board)
Hiroshi Tokimatsu
President and Representative Director
(Chairperson of the Board)

(February 23, 1962)

Apr.1984
Joined Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
Oct.1991
Joined the Company (former Sapporo Breweries Limited)
Mar.2008
Director of the Sales Planning Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited (newly established company)
Mar.2010
Director of the Kanshinetsu Headquarters of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2012
Executive Officer, Director of the New Value Development Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Sept.2012
Executive Officer, Director of the Spirits Strategy Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2013
Director (Member of the Board), Executive Officer, Director of the Sales Division of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2015
Director (Member of the Board), Managing Executive Officer, Director of the Sales Division of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2016
Director (Member of the Board), Managing Executive Officer of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2019
President of Sapporo Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Executive Group Managing Officer of Sapporo Holdings Limited
Jan.2023
President of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd. and Executive Group Managing Officer of Sapporo Holdings Limited
Mar.2025
President and Representative Director of the Company, President and Representative Director of Sapporo Breweries Limited (up to the present)
Yoshitada Matsude Executive Vice President
Yoshitada Matsude
Executive Vice President

(January 2, 1966)

Apr.1988
Joined the Company
Sept.2010
Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company
Mar.2011
Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Group Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Group Management Co., Ltd.
Mar.2012
Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Sept.2016
Vice President and Representative Director of Miyasaka Brewery Co., Ltd. (currently Shinsyu-ichi Miso Co., Ltd.)
Mar.2018
President and Representative Director of Shinsyu-ichi Miso Co., Ltd.
Mar.2019
Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Group Management Co., Ltd.
Oct.2019
Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Group Management Co., Ltd., Director (Member of the Board) and Executive Officer of Sapporo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Mar.2020
Group Managing Officer and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2022
Managing Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Jul.2022
Managing Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2024
Managing Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2026
Executive Vice President (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd. (up to the present)
Rieko Shofu Executive Vice President
Rieko Shofu
Executive Vice President

(July 13, 1967)

Apr.1990
Joined Hakuhodo Inc.
June.2007
Executive Manager of Corporate Design Department of Hakuhodo Inc.
Aug.2011
Corporate Officer and Executive Manager of Hakuhodo Consulting Inc.
May.2015
President and CEO of Sensing Asia Ltd. (up to the present)
Apr.2016
Deputy Director of Corporate Planning Headquarters and Director of Corporate Planning Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2017
Director of Corporate Planning Headquarters and Director of Corporate Planning Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2018
Group CEO of Pokka Corporation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Jan.2020
Group CEO of Pokka Pte. Ltd.
Jul.2020
Director (Member of the Board) and Senior Executive Managing Director of Sapporo Group Foods Ltd.
Mar.2022
Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Jan.2023
Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Vice President and Representative Director of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd., President and Representative Director of Sapporo Group Foods Ltd.
Jul.2023
Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd., President and Representative Director of Sapporo Group Foods Ltd.
Nov.2023
Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2024
Managing Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Limited
Mar.2026
Executive Vice President (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Ltd. (up to the present)
Makio Tanehashi Outside Director
Makio Tanehashi
Outside Director

(March 13, 1957)

Apr.1979
Joined The Fuji Bank, Limited (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
June.2011
Deputy President & Executive Officer, Branch Banking Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
June.2011
Representative Director, Deputy President & Executive Officer, Head of Branch Banking Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Apr.2012
Representative Director, Deputy President & Executive Officer, Head of Branch Banking Group of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mar.2013
Representative Director, President & CEO of Tokyo Tatemono Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.
Jul.2015
Senior Executive Managing Officer and Division Director of Real Estate Solution Service Division of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
Oct.2015
Senior Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of Real Estate Solution Service Division, and Division Director of International Business Division of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
Mar.2016
Senior Executive Managing Officer, Director and Division Director of Real Estate Solution Service Division, and Division Director of International Business Division of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
Jan.2017
Representative Director, Chairman & Executive Officer of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
Chairman of the Board of Tokyo Tatemono Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.
Mar.2019
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
Jan.2021
Director of Tokyo Tatemono Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.
Mar.2023
Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Jan.2025
Director of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (up to the present)
Ryotaro Fujii Outside Director
Ryotaro Fujii
Outside Director

(January 30, 1975)

Apr.1997
Joined the Ministry of Finance
Jul.2001
Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
May.2006
Principal of KKR Japan Co., Ltd.
Jan.2008
Director of KKR Capital Markets Co., Ltd.
Jul.2010
Director of Intelligence Co., Ltd. (currently Persol Career Co., Ltd.)
Jan.2011
Director of KKR Japan Co., Ltd.
Jul.2015
Representative Director and President of Permira Advisers LLP
Jan.2018
Japan Representative Partner of Permira Advisers LLP
Jan.2023
Senior Adviser of Permira Advisers LLP (up to the present)
Mar.2024
Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Naoko Tanouchi Outside Director
Naoko Tanouchi
Outside Director

(May 19, 1965)

Apr.1989
Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Sept.1999
McKinsey & Company
Jan.2002
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Jul.2009
Associate General Manager of AminoScience Business Development Department of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Jul.2011
Associate General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Jul.2016
Associate General Manager of Internal Auditing Department of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Jun.2019
Corporate Auditor of Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Group, Inc.
Apr.2021
Visiting Professor of Kobe University Graduate School
Mar.2024
Outside Director (Member of the Board) who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company
Mar.2026
Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Akihiro Watanabe Outside Director
Akihiro Watanabe
Outside Director

(February 18, 1959)

Oct.1980
Joined Heiwa Audit Corporation (currently Chuo Audit Corporation)
Jul.1990
Partner of Audit Division of Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. (KPMG LLP) New York Office
Jul.1994
Representative Director of KPMG Corporate Finance K.K.
Apr.2004
Founder, Representative Director and Partner of GCA Corporation
Nov.2008
Independent Director of Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
Sept.2016
Outside Director of FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently FamilyMart Co., Ltd.)
Jun.2022
Outside Director of Toshiba Corporation
Jan.2024
Chairman of Houlihan Lokey in Japan (up to the present)
Jun.2025
Outside Director of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (up to the present)
Mar.2026
Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Koichi Mizutome Outside Director
Koichi Mizutome
Outside Director

(January 26, 1968)

Apr.1991
Joined DENTSU INC.
Feb.1996
Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture Japan Ltd.)
Apr.2000
Roland Berger Ltd. (Japanese corporation)
Jan.2005
Managing Partner of Roland Berger Ltd.
Oct.2009
Executive Managing Director and Member of the Board of Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (currently Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan)
Dec.2010
Director and Executive Vice President of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Jun.2013
Senior Managing Executive Officer of World Co., Ltd.
Feb.2015
President and Representative Director of Akindo Sushiro Co., Ltd. (currently FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.)
May.2022
Outside Director of Adastria Co., Ltd. (currently &ST HD Co., Ltd.) (up to the present)
Oct.2024
Representative Director of FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.
Dec.2024
Director & Special Advisor of FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.
Sept.2025
Outside Director of I-ne Co., Ltd. (up to the present)
Mar.2026
Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)

Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members

Hisae Kitayama Outside Director (Chairperson of Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Statutory Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Hisae Kitayama
Outside Director
(Chairperson of Audit & Supervisory Committee, Statutory Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

(August 30, 1957)

Oct.1982
Joined Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Mar.1986
Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
May.1999
Partner of Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Jul.2013
Managing Executive Director of KPMG AZSA LLC
Jun.2019
Chair of Kinki Chapter of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Jul.2019
Deputy Chair of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Jun.2020
Outside Director of Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (up to the present)
Jul.2020
Representative of Kitayama Public Accounting Office (up to the present)
Mar.2021
Outside Director of EBARA CORPORATION
Apr.2021
Specially Appointed Professor of Graduate School of University of Hyogo (up to the present)
Jun.2022
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Daicel Corporation (up to the present)
Mar.2026
Outside Director (Member of the Board) who is a Chairperson of Audit & Supervisory Committee, Statutory Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (up to the present)
Seiko Noda Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Seiko Noda
Outside Director
(Outside Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

(February 17, 1964)

Apr.1986
Joined The Awa Bank, Ltd.
Apr.1999
Registered as a Lawyer (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Nagasawa & Partners (up to the present)
Jun.2007
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TSUMURA & CO.
Jun.2018
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of The Awa Bank, Ltd. (up to the present)
Apr.2023
Specially Appointed Professor of Hitotsubashi University School of Law (up to the present)
Mar.2026
Outside Director (Member of the Board) who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (up to the present)
Yoichi Kitamura Director (Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Yoichi Kitamura
Director
(Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

(June 23, 1970)

Apr.1993
Joined the Company (former Sapporo Breweries Limited)
Jun.2019
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of YEBISU WINEMART
Inspector of SAPPORO VIETNAM LTD.
Mar.2022
Director of Accounting & Finance Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2024
Director (Member of the Board), Executive Officer, Director of Corporate Planning Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2025
Director (Member of the Board), Executive Officer of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Mar.2026
Director (Member of the Board) who is a Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (up to the present)

Group Managing Officers

Executive
Group Managing Officer
Masashi Sato
President and Representative Director of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
Group Managing Officer Hiroyuki Tazawa
President and Representative Director of Sapporo Lion Limited

Yuka Uchiyama
Takayuki Sato
Noboru Ohrui
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